Railway-tie.



A. S. TGPPING.

RAIL-Whi TIE.

APPLIGATIOX rum 110122, 1909.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

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U N llED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAILWAY-TIE.

950,9 7U. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910'.

Application filed November 22. 1509. Serial No. 529.284.

:1: all whom it. may concern:

! receive cushioning blocks 7 formed of Wood Be it known that l, Atrium S. 'loerixo, a

)lnsltegon. in the count of Mnskegnn and 1:! other suitable material and adapted to reritizeu ol' the United States residing at vein the rails S when the latter are atranged on the tie. The depressions 6 are tate of .\lichigan. have invented certain pret'erahly of such depth that the upper surnew and useful Improvements in llailwayface of the enshit-niug blocks 7 will be flush Ties: and l do declare the following to he a or on a level with the upper side of the tie. full clear. and exact description of the inln the upper side of the tie adjacent to the reution, sat-h as will enable others skilled I opposite edges of the depressions 6 are In in the art to which it appertains to make and l' ruted slots or elongated apertures 9 and use the same. 10. The apertures on one side of the depres- 'l'his invention relat to improvements in sious (i are arranged near one side of the tie metal railway ties. 1 while the apertures on the omiosite side of The o'ojet-t l' the invention i to improve l the depressions are arranged near the oppothe construction of the railway tie and rail i silt Side of tho tie.

fastening means shown in l'uited States In order to secure the rails to the tie, two l'atent No. 909.713. granted Jan. l2. 1mm, formsof improved fastening devicesareprowhereby a stronger tie and a more secure i vided. one form being ada ted for securing fastening is. provided. straight tracks and the otter form for se- 'ith the foreg ing and other objects: in i, curing and bracing curved tracks or rails to view, the invention consi ts of certain novel th tie. features of eou'struetitui. (-otubinatiou and l The improved straight track fastening dcarrangement of parts. as will he more full l viee comprises a clip 11 which is substatidescribed and pm'ti -nlarly pointed out in tially in the form of a flat metal block havthe appended claim. 2 in; t'oruted theretlu'ough a n elongatedholt In the accompanying drawings. Figure l hole 12 and having formed in its under side is a plan view of a tie and parts of two rails adjacent to one end a eveled notch or re- .showing the application of the rail fastening eess 13 which is adapted to lit over the upper devices for both curved and straight track side and ed c of the. rail flange or base as mils; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the shown. ()n the opposite end of the clip is tie and one of the improved fastenings, l formed a dowmvardlvprojecting stop lug showiu a portion of the rail in side elera- 5 14. said lug being adapted to he engaged tion; Pig. :3. is a side view of the same, with the slot to in the upper side of the partly in section; Fig. 4 is a detailed pertie. Around the elongated bolt hole 12 in speetive view of one of the fastening devices the clip is formed a circumferential recess for straight mils; Fig. a similar view of 15, the purpose of which will hereinafter a'pone. of the fastening devices for curved rails. l pear. When the clips 11 are arranged in lteferrin; more parti uhtrlv to the drmvposition on the tie with the recess therein iugs, 1 denotes the improved tie which is in engaging the rail flange and the lug 14 en- 40 the form uf a hollow rhanuel shaped bar gaging the slot 10, a clamping bolt 16 is having on its lower edges laterally projeetinserted upwardly through the slot 9 in the in; ground engaging flanges ()u the side tie and the elongated bolt hole 1'). in the clip. portions of the ends of the tie are formed ()u the upper end of the bolt 16 is screwed vertically disposed ribs or flanges 3 with a clamping nut 11' below which and engagwhich are engaged end plates l. The plates iug the recess 13' is arranged a split steel 4 are provided on their opposite edges with spring washer 1R. 'hen the nut 11: has grooves or channels 5. which are preferably been screwed up on the bolt 16, the cl!p 11 formed by hendin; the ends of the plates at will he clampct into tight engagement with right angles and then inwardly as shown. therail flange, thus securely fastening the so The end plates 4 serve to close. the ends of l rail to the tie.

the tie and also to hold the sides of the same The fastening device for curved track against separating or lateral movement. rails comprises a comhined clip and brace lo the upper side of the tie adjace'iit to 19 which is preferably 1n the form of a sub- .ilt'll end and at the point where the tie is stantially right angular plate and comprises "3 crossed by the rails are formed transversely a base or clip portion 20 and a h'amng pordisposed depressions 6 which are adapted to tion 21. The hractu; portion and clip p01- tion of thc fastening are braced and (onnortedtogether at their opposite edges by Winn-2O formed adownwardly extending 1 10 lug 24 which corresponds with the stop Q tag it of the clips 11 and is adapted to be. engz ged with one of the slots 10 in the top t ofihe tie.

mg a washer recess 26 which is adapted corresponding to the Washer and bolt of the chps ll. The bracing portion of the faslt will be noteu that. in forming the slots ",7 and 20 in the upper side of the tie that i the metal surrounding the slots is turned ,.-;,-;downwardiy in the formation of the \ifliS and that said downwardly turned edges of -the siots form flanges which greatly increase th strength of the material at these points.

v;-. .B means. of the tie and fastening devi es 5 constructed as herein shown and describwh th is of the railway may be firmly sup ported and securely fastened in place.

Fr-uni the foregoing dem-ription taken in In the base or clip portion of fastening 19 is formed a bolt hole 25 eonnt-rtion with the accompanying draw-E l, the constru tion and operation of the Y iln' ention will be readily uuderstoml with- 4' ut requiring a more extended explanation. 1

Z and throup the latter are secured to the tie and clamped I i b Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my inventi0n,what I claim is:

A metal railway tic comprising a hollow channel shaped bar having formed therein rail receiving depressions and flanged slots, straight track fastening devices comprising metal clips having formed in one end rail engaging recesses, stop lugs formed on the opposite ends thereof and adapted to be tormzeire a clamping bolt 27 and washer 28 engaged w'th certain of the flanged openings in said tie, curved rail fastening devices comprising combined clips and bracing por- Lining i9 is adapted to fit into close eug igemeut with the web portion and under side of the tread aortion of the rails thus lie'latter and preventing l 3- ihwsaine from separating or being upset.

' openings in the tie, bracing webs arranged between said bracing and clip portions of the fastening devices wh'rehy said bracing portions are held in position to engage the Web and under side of the tr d portions of the rails, and clamping bolts arranged through thy other flanged slots in 'the tie i said fastening devices \vhereb}.

into engagement with the rails.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witness ALFRED S. TOPPING.

Wit nesscs Mice A. \Vurrie, I l in; KY McCain-r. 

